Core Laws · Unit 10 · Lesson 2 of 5 · about 5 minutes

Everyone stops

Reads the lesson aloud on this device.
1 · Read
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.Deuteronomy 5:14 · KJV
2 · The law

Stop on a set day; give the same rest to workers; don’t extract everything.

Law 10 · Rest

3 · What it means

The day of rest was for everyone: children, servants, animals, and foreigners. No one could be forced to work without end. Israel had been slaves in Egypt, and the sabbath was freedom.

4 · Quick check

Check 1The rest day was only for free Israelite men.

Check 2Why does the command include servants?

5 · Do today

Ask one person who serves you when they get to rest.

6 · Reflect

Does my rest depend on someone else working more?

Write your answer in the journal.

Answer the checks, or play Listen to the end, to finish.

Go further: Playbook 08 · How to rest · Books: Deuteronomy · Exodus